Great meeting you at Recruitfest. Was it Kennedy or ERE you said you were presenting at next? I'm hoping to make it to at least one of them.

Thanks for the information. Nice to have you as a friend. Br Helge

I enjoyed meeting you at RecruitFest as well. I enjoyed the session and look forward to seeing how our vision may come into being - nice work!

Sorry I didn't make it to your Yoga class Susan. I just woke up Saturday morning and really wanted to get home to see my family. It was my little girl's 3rd birthday and I wanted to spend as much of it with her as possible!

It was my pleasure to meet you! See you in the chats!

It was great finally meeting you at Recruitfest Susan ~ enjoyed listening in on your sessions. had so much to think about.. and yet your session went by so fast.. with 17 people attending ur session or so.. look forward to learning more about you! best Susan ~ xo!

Hi Susie, Following up with Gretchen Ledgard info. .

She's a nice person. Started up the very successful Microsoft Jobsblog with Zoe Goldring. Here's an old interview. And here's something interesting about Microsoft Blog Culture

This was a very successful blog and it looks like the blogging strategy is expanding. But I'm not aware of any company that compares -- and they've had four years to duplicate it.

Also, the Microchicks used to be an active part of the recruiting blog community. That's not the case anymore.

Hi Susan,
Thank you for the invite. Looking forward to meeting you at RecruitFest, and listening to / learning from you!

Hi Susan,

I'm looking forward to meeting you at Recruitfest! I just got off the phone with Craig Silverman and am reaching out to you as per his suggestion. Please click the following link to view a short video I put together for you:
http://www.vipepower.com/Company/7R6AURXOYK37

Best!
Adam

Susan, sorry I missed you today as well. I observed Talent Talk Café shifting significantly toward a CRM discussion (with a vendor) last week, so when I saw today’s topic listing advertising “CRM as the most important innovation in staffing ever”, I was very surprised. I’m saying this with a smile, so please don’t take offense, but I’m not a guy that buys into foregone conclusions. If the TTC topic was framed as “Is CRM the most important innovation in Staffing?”, I promise I would have attended. However, the topic wasn’t a question – it was a statement in this particular case.

So today, I chose to not be a voice of non-agreement in a chat room. I didn't think it would be cool to rain on Talent Logistics parade, because I'm sure the product is awesome. A conference call or live discussion – maybe I would have been more open . . . but not in a chat room given the context of a vendor presenting. Know what I mean?

Let me explain: I remember CRM being the hottest thing nearly a decade ago. This conversation appeared to be a déjà vu . . . because CRM was positioned as the hottest thing to hit Marketing at that time. Ridiculous articles and advertisements littered the landscape. The result? Heavy investments and little to nothing to show for it. The notion of the “right offer to the right customer at the right time” never panned out. That being said, perhaps Staffing will be different.?. It very well might - Only time will tell.

For the record, I’m not saying CRM isn’t a super solution to many needs – I’m a huge fan of Salesforce.com and even use it for some client projects as well :) Do we use it for CRM? Partially. Do we use it for SFA? Partially. Frankly, I’m a huge fan of Software as a Service (SaaS), so I like the monthly seat pricing! That being said, I have been outspoken that Staffing Leaders, Recruiters, and Sourcers are being spoon-fed more and more technology – every time I attend a conference, the technology bloat seems to have grown even larger proportions. What happens as a result? Discussions revolve around technologies instead of core fundamentals. An analogy I can offer is likening this phenomenon to a bunch of Marines standing around talking about how a new rifle is going to help them acquire targets at night through thermal imaging . . . instead of focusing on the core fundamentals of stealth, camouflage, and movement. It’s not always innovation that moves the needle.

I will be honest I agree with Jim Collins that technology is an accelerator of momentum, not a creator of it . . . and for that, I admit that I’m more an early-market pragmatist than an early adopter :)

I enjoyed the conversation regarding twitter, were connected on Linkedin and hope to do so here as well.

Hi, Susan - yeah, I'll certainly be at Kennedy ;) Who knows - maybe we'll even handle a panel together? ;) But ERE - probably not as I imagine I'm banned for saying RBC is superior! Well, that's what I get for being honest in the world of social media :)

Anyway, yeah, we'll definitely meet up at Kennedy and I'd love to take you up on your offer.

P.S. I was just suggesting that I've been getting better results with my particular micro-candidate-niche by staying more value-driven (blogs, links, articles, press releases, and stuff like that). :)

Hi, Susan :) Hey, I'm on Twitter :) Here's my personal: twitter.com/jletourneau

I also have one I use only for my work niche . . . but haven't market segmented ("Mikey-seg'd") it down beyond a simple EE Reg/Compliance focus.

Susan, hey I thought of something and wanted to get your thoughts. Over at the forum discussion on the Twitter Trap, I noticed that the 2 counterpoints were from RBC females. In my estimation, women are much better communicators than men (hey, call me crazy!)

And this led me to consider that 80% of the candidate pool I work in is male . . . and twittering what a hot dog tastes like at 11am might go over like a lead balloon!

I'd be very interested in seeing where the success stories are coming from (is it Gen-Y, is it mainly female, is it in the tech sector, etc.).

Good food for thought . .. . ya think?

Hi, Susan - glad you checked out the site. I mean, wow, they really are doing some cool things to integrate parents, people thinking about joining, and all the other 'integral nodes' of a person's life and decision-making process.

A few months ago, I tried to vote for them (or at least get them into the competition for recruiting awards on ERE) . . . but it just died in its tracks for reasons unknown. I'd love to recommend others go check out some of the things they're doing because there truly are some neat things going on over there on the site :)

I honestly see some recruiting innovation over there . . . but since joining is more than just a job, I know that some of the tactics wouldn't translate as well (and let's be honest that they're mainly targeting 17 - 23 yr olds . . . meaning the game is a little different).

Anyway, glad you liked it :)

"Pour me another tequila, Shiela. And lay down and love me tonight"

Hey, Suze, you're making me think that maybe The Recruiting Animal Show needs a lounge for the guests with a fully stocked bar, including coffee with rum for the cosmopolitan types.

(Tell me, when is Starbucks going to start serving a French breakfast? I see money there, Howie).

In the meantime, I'll just start reading up on you so that when your schedule changes (and your day comes) The Animal Panel will be ready and able to greet you with our special brand of felicity.

Anti-Recruiting Animal, Suzy, would be fine.

Isn't this you in high school? I think your hair looks better now. Tha's all.

Susan, btw, I only put the following out on ERE once . . . but wanted to pass it on. The reason I avoid putting too much original thought on ERE is because you'll find your thoughts in a 'feature article' shortly thereafter!!!

www.Marines.com
http://our.marines.com

I mean, yes, I am biased as a former Marine. However, putting that aside, all I can say is WOW. Is this not a careers site on steroids? WOW again.